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dre

posted 09/20/2007, comments (0)

Please , not again

It is so hard to reach down and and think when things are in such an upheaval in my body . My thoughts always seem to go back to the pain , sickness and how am I going to just make it through . My mind and spirit being in a good place from all of my work starts to erode again . My wellness being tested again starts to slowly melt away like the wax... Read more Chevron

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chompie

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posted 09/20/2007, comments (2)

Shattered Spirit

My name is Lynn. I was hurt at work over 4 years ago and am now living with chronic pain, fibromyaligia, reynaud's syndrome, chronic fatigue, and other fun conditions. I was a teacher and I loved my work. My life has been totally changed from being independent and busy to homebound, anxious and depressed. I started... Read more Chevron

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Shannon W

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posted 09/20/2007, comments (0)

Harvest of Hope

Harvest of Hopeby Thursday, September 20, 2007 Hope is a theme that is cultivated in our daily struggle against neuroblastoma, a rare children's cancer that my son was diagnosed with three months ago. This painting is a culmination of our experiences surrounding his autologus stem cell harvest for later transplant. He will be able to... Read more Chevron

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Susan

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posted 09/20/2007, comments (7)

"Can't You Hear Me "- I wrote this shortly after my diagnosis of RSD and in a deep depression

Can't You Hear Me? ONE pill to take the edge off-TWO to keep it awayTHREE might make it stop hurtingFOUR will make me forget itFIVE will put me in a hazeSIX I start to loose daysSEVEN will put me in the GRAVE-How did I get here?How come I couldn't stop?Why didn't anyone hear me when I needed help-No one tried to stop the painNo one... Read more Chevron

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theothermac

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posted 09/20/2007, comments (0)

Pain Killers

This is the soul of womankind. What must come first? Family.What comes in a distant second? Self.What is omnipresent? The pain.*This is a 3-D piece made from a 1927 leather-bound ledger, an original acrylic painting and the brass bottom bracket is the letter "H" from a set of sign stencils from the NC Highway Dept.. The... Read more Chevron

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